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On Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:33:15 +0800 |
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Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> wrote: |
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> For years I have been using ifconfig and some simple shell magic to |
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> extract the ip address from the adsl ppp session when it changes. The |
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> latest update has changed the output format of ifconfig breaking |
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> things so if ifconfig cant be relied on, what's normally used to |
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> extract an interfaces IP address? I can easily rewrite the shell |
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> magic, but its worth asking if there is some command better suited. |
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> BillK |
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ip tends to be a little more consistent and a little more |
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script-friendly than ifconfig: |
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ip -o addr show |
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-o prints output on one line, making your subsequent grep, sed and |
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awking easier |
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-- |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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